The Good Wife

CBS, Sunday at 9 p.m.

I’ve been impressed by the way the creators of “The Good Wife,’’ Michelle and Robert King, have been steering the series to its conclusion, which will be on May 8. Their goal seems to be a full circle, as the story line comes all the way around. Early this season, they brought Alicia back to the beginning professionally, doing time in bond court. She’s had to climb back to the top of a law firm. And now they’ve put her back in the same situation she faced at the opening of the series in 2009: whether or not to stand by her husband. Once again, the Kings are asking the question: What is “the good wife’’? Let’s see how they answer it in the final four.

Vikings

History, Thursday at 10 p.m.

It’s not “Game of Thrones,’’ but at times “Vikings’’ (pictured) gives me just as much pleasure. Now in season four, it more than holds its own in the comparison. Like “Game of Thrones,’’ the History drama features social interaction that is primitive yet fascinatingly relatable, ruthless warriors clashing in visually dazzling and narratively tight fight sequences, and strong strains of mysticism and sexuality. As the Vikings get involved in Wessex, Mercia, and France, the increasingly epic scope of the show has become a bit like George R.R. Martin’s Seven Kingdoms. And the power on both dramas jumps from one team to another, one character to another, slowly, compellingly. Sometimes the scale of “Game of Thrones’’ is overwhelming. It can be hard to keep track of all the characters, their pasts, and their interests. “Vikings’’ is more streamlined, the storytelling a little less mind-boggling. It also has a rich and engaging religious undercurrent, as Christianity and paganism clash over and over again. This season of “Vikings’’ ends on April 21; season six of “Game of Thrones’’ premieres April 24.

The Americans

FX, Wednesday at 10 p.m.

The recipe edition:

Pasta Tim: Wannabe-angel hair, lots of grating cheese, topped with a sprinkle of big mouth.

Elizabeth Semifreddo: Cold, cold ice cream, cold passion fruit, and a cold steel pan.

Philip Crumble: One Clark bar torn down the middle, lots of sugar, one giant crumb.

Flan Beeman: A vanilla bean split into two sides, one egg separated, top generously with infidelity.

Sage Paige: Ingredients for Pasta Tim, mix up and shake thoroughly.

Lamb Martha: Pounded mutton, spicy marinade, frying pan, fire.

Gabriel a la King: Chicken or turkey, low-calorie honey, crock pot.

Catastrophe

Amazon, streaming now

Chemistry. Most TV couples either really have it or don’t have it at all. On “Catastrophe,’’ stars Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan have it, big time. The Amazon comedy that they also write just dropped its six-episode second season, and it’s a pleasure. As Rob and Sharon, who decide to make a go of their relationship in London when she gets pregnant after a quick fling, the pair are great together. They’ve got a yin-and-yang tension going on, in that she is a brittle and barbed Irish woman and he is a gentle giant from America. But then they are also cut from the same cloth, humor-wise. They’re both able and eager to climb out of difficult conversations with the help of warped jokes.MATTHEW GILBERT